“Then Peter said, ‘Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.’” – Acts 3:6 (NIV) He had been carried to the same spot every…
Author: Oluwatayo Alofun
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.” – Acts 2:42-43 (NIV) Pentecost did not…
“Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd… Those who accepted his message were baptised, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.” – Acts 2:14, 41 (NIV) A few weeks…
“Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of…
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” – Acts 1:8 (NIV) The disciples had…
“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ All the Law…
“Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” — Luke 12:15 (NIV) The tenth and final commandment occupies a unique position among the ten. Every preceding commandment addresses…
“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.” — Ephesians 4:15 (NIV) Truth only needs to exchange hands a few times to…
“So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.” — Acts 24:16 (NIV) The eighth commandment’s ultimate goal is not merely the avoidance of literal theft, though that matters; it is the cultivation of a particular…
“Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.” — Proverbs 21:5 (NLT) If the eighth commandment names two wrong paths to prosperity, it equally implies the existence of right ones, paths that lead to…